zeal

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*yeh₂-“to search”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromζῆλος“zeal, jealousy”
3. Late Latin · derived fromzēlus
4. Old French · derived fromzel
5. Middle English · inherited fromzele
6. English todayzeal

From Middle English zele, from Old French zel, from Late Latin zēlus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂- (“to search”). Related to jealous.

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